RV Cefas Endeavour is an ocean-going fisheries research vessel and is operated by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas). The cruise took place in August of 2012. The cruise area included the North Sea. Eighteen (18) measurement series spanning 10 days were acquired during the cruise.

Dr. Alex Baker from the University of East Anglia (Norwich, UK) was the Principal Investigator for aerosol optical measurements. Ms. Saisiri Chaichana from the same institution operated a sunphotometer onboard.